Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-06-14
PARIS. MAINE, TUESDAY. JUNE II, 1887.

beArce. "But haven't you hunteu
through there, 0rsham'' he asked turn
ing to the hunter
81 have just been ge,,ing the lay OF
the land answered Graham.
"I think I have l, now. There Is
q stream flowing out Of the lake,
called the penns.eewa"e', al Indian
name. I, !. some five or 'ix miles long
and sbou, half q mile 10 width. IL na
pretty body Of water aad there are .
number Of beautiful GLANDS IN IL. IL.
cutie, /. a small stream running inio ii,
Little Androseosgia, along whose bank
/. the trail TO C.nads. jas, below Jack
sons and willi.'s elearins.. toward the
nor,h.wes, |, the falls where Sao~ was
killed by the Indians. after he had him.
self slain their chief The day i'hae aud
LET us hasten.
"Tha, would please ms very much.
am anxious 10 look over l.ses tract
and get back as soon as can. remark
ed the virsinisn.
They descended from the m)ant.in,
taking a westerly course. passed Willi's
clearing, and fordsd the Little Andro'-
co,sia river. Ascending a rising piece
Of land. they stopped to prepare their
dinner. after eating which they pushed
on ssain. Going across an in'ervale OF
meadow. they started a m)o's. AL
.ho, from ore Of their fowlins pieces,
sen, him on the rua out OF sight, bat
doing the animal no harm. The trees
which were Of hardwood growth. ran up
straight As arrow. and for several feet
without limbs. There vi. no under.
brush. which gave the moose hoe op'
pof,uniiy 10 rin.
Fortunately for the hunters. the moo':
bad run in the direction OF msr,hy land
where the tree. were Of a smaller aud
thicker growth. With unierbu.h.
They s.ssrly pursued aud on coming
vp with him. be turned =, bay. The
hunter. bad scattered TO prevent h'. run
mag toward the higher groand. and now
fsl, sure OF capturing him. Capt. Jones
wa. the frs, TO draw the animals at.
,en,i,n And arouse hi, wrath. Excited
with the chase. he fred too hastily And
succeeding oaly Ia woundlns the animal
he turned and ran az fast a, be could 20
.of ground. The moose followed aud
VA. .oon a5uuderins Ia the mud.
"L., me kill him" said Capt. Jones
10 the hun,srs q. they came uP. a gun
va. given him and the animal fell with
bulls, through IL. head. The moo'e
wa. skinned snd the be., par, OF the eAf-
cas-. Gu, ou, aud saved for food. The
animal disposed Of. they resumed their
journey.
They were nov on the Lee tract, aud
the sun had gone down bshind the h1lI',
when they reached the ridge on the east
eide Of the lake.
"Gfsh.m led them TO place. where
be had once eAmpcd. when han,ing IN
ihA, resioa some year. before. IL need
ei bu, little repairing and they were
soon in comfortable quarters.
"Now /, COOL time to Try the 'Peekl'
Cd beauties. and ,hink We bad better
have = little fun" remarked one OF the
party.
Thi. proposition was agreed to- and
a, the fishermen wen, to the shore. they
saw a solitary figure, on one Of the Islands
with rod and line as II engaged IN fish.
ing. No, a movement did /, make. IL
wa, some distance away. and they be.
gan 20 doab, OF i,s having life aud
they though, perhaps IL might be an
optical illusion.
Amer they had had sufficient sport
they returned to the camp. and related
wha, they had seen
That was the lone fisherman OF the
penne.eewA.sse." said Bssrcs. and
after supper | will tell you his story.
The yeni,on and h'h were delicious
and they ate a hearty meal With the
hunters. sitting or lying in comfortable
attitudes. before their fire. after their
supper Va. foi.hsd. Bssrce began;